Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
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{{Infobox film
| name = Searching For the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
| image = Searching_For_The_Wrong-Eyed_Jesus_Movie.jpg
| alt = Cover
| caption = Cover
| producer =
| writer = Steve Haisman
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Jim White
- Harry Crews
- Johnny Dowd
- David Eugene Edwards
- Brett Sparks
- Rennie Sparks
- Gary Howington
- David Johansen
- Lee Sexton
- Melissa Swingle
}}
| music = Jim White
| editing =
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2003|}}
| runtime = 82 minutes
| country = United States
United Kingdom
| language = English
}}
Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus is a 2003 documentary film about the American South starring Jim White. Commissioned by the BBC, it documents the intersection of country music and Christianity in the United States. It was inspired by White's similarly titled album The Mysterious Tale of How I Shouted Wrong-Eyed Jesus.
The film was directed and photographed by Andrew Douglas, written by Steve Haisman, and edited by Michael Elliot. It was executive-produced by Steve Golin and Anthony Wall, and features the music of Jim White, Johnny Dowd, The Handsome Family, David Eugene Edwards of 16 Horsepower, Rev. Gary Howlington, The Singing Hall Sisters, David Johansen, Melissa Swingle and Lee Sexton. It also features the author Harry Crews.
Music
=Jim White Presents: Music from ''Searching For the Wrong-Eyed Jesus''=
In 2005, an official soundtrack to the film was released, containing the following songs.
;Wrong Eyed Jesus Official Soundtrack
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| title1 = Everything Was Stories
| extra1 = Harry Crews
| length1 = 0:28
| genre1 = Spoken Word
| title2 = Still Waters
| extra2 = Jim White
| length2 = 6:36
| title3 = My Sister's Tiny Hands
| extra3 = The Handsome Family
| length3 = 3:27
| title4 = Crossbones Style
| extra4 = Cat Power
| length4 = 4:32
| title5 = The Last Kind Words
| extra5 = David Johansen & Larry Saltzman
| length5 = 4:10
| title6 = The Wound That Never Heals
| extra6 = Jim White
| length6 = 4:25
| title7 = Wayfaring Stranger
| extra7 = David Eugene Edwards (16 Horsepower)
| length7 = 3:30
| title8 = Small Town
| extra8 = Mayor
| length8 = 0:21
| title9 = Black Soul Choir
| extra9 = 16 Horsepower
| length9 = 3:09
| title10 = Little Maggie
| extra10 = Lee Sexton
| length10 = 2:28
| title11 = First There Was
| extra11 = Johnny Dowd with Maggie Brown
| length11 = 5:02
| title12 = Coo Coo Bird
| extra12 = Clarence Ashley & Doc Watson
| length12 = 2:32
| title13 = Amazing Grace
| extra13 = Melissa Swingle
| length13 = 2:05
| title14 = Christmas Day
| extra14 = Jim White
| length14 = 7:11
| title15 = Essential Truth
| extra15 = Jim White
| length15 = 1:19
}}
See also
References
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{{cite journal|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117922684.html |journal=Variety |title=Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus |publisher=Reed Business Information |first=Leslie |last=Felperin |date=December 17, 2003 |accessdate=October 6, 2009}}
{{cite news|url=http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Critic_Review/Observer_review/0,,1248143,00.html |title=Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus |first=Mark |last=Kermode |date=June 27, 2004 |work=The Observer |publisher=Guardian Media Group |accessdate=October 6, 2009}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-jesus29jul29,0,385264.story |work=Los Angeles Times |first=Kevin |last=Crust |date=July 29, 2005 |accessdate=October 6, 2009 |title=Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807095541/http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/reviews/cl-et-jesus29jul29,0,385264.story |archivedate=August 7, 2007 }}
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.searchingforthewrongeyedjesus.com}}
- {{IMDb title|0389361}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|searching_for_the_wrongeyed_jesus|Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus}}
Category:Documentary films about Christianity in the United States
Category:BBC television documentaries
Category:Documentary films about country music and musicians
Category:Films set in the United States
Category:2000s English-language films